On the recordJune 20, 2012
I strongly oppose this amendment. In fact, we are not talking about ethanol. We are talking about, first of all, advanced biofuels using food waste or animal waste or biomass materials. We are talking about biobased manufacturing, which is an exciting new opportunity in making things and growing things together in our country, whether it is corn or wheat byproducts, whether it is soybeans. In fact, if you drive a Ford vehicle today, a new vehicle, a new Chevy Volt, you sit on seats with soy-based foam that is biodegradable, more lightweight, and you get better fuel economy, grown by American soybean growers. So this is the opportunity for new growth in jobs that is in this bill. It is a part I am very excited about for the future for every part of this country. It involves more than 3,000 innovative companies right now engaging in new cutting-edge manufacturing to use agricultural products---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.
